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Toys That Encourage Creative Play
Plato said you can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. The same can be said of the way young children learn. What looks like a simple activity to an adult — stacking blocks and knocking them down or running cars around an imaginary track — is actually se
Read More »Event Picks, January 2008
Admit it — you like to watch juggling just as much as your preschooler does. This month, you have several chances to get in on some juggling goodness. Comedy juggling duo Brothers from Different Mothers are at SecondStory Repertory in Redmond for four shows on Jan. 4-6 (tix and show times at www.sec
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Sweet and silly "Madeline" at Northwest Puppet Center
Carter Family Marionettes’ current production, Madeline and the Gypsies, will be familiar territory for fans of the “Madeline” series by Ludwig Bemelmans. Madeline and her pal Pepito visit a gypsy circus, get stuck on a Ferris wheel during a storm and rescued by a circus clown, and ride off in the c
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This king rules!
Village Theatre’s The King and I is a musical treat I couldn’t stop smiling during this infectious, affecting production. Afterwards, I couldn’t stop singing, and my 11-year-old “date” couldn’t stop saying, “That was great!” Here is a small regional
Read More »Neighborhood raves
Yeah, we get around. When you have a staff of two dozen dialed-in, decked-out moms, you have a shopping shine that can’t be stopped. This time of year, we fan out into neighborhoods all around the Sound, toting tots and trailing Goldfish crackers, burnin’ up the bank accounts, scooping u
Read More »Sweet spot: Tour of Theo Chocolate, Seattle's organic chocolate factory
Tucked into an unassuming historic building on the edge of Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, Theo Chocolate is becoming a sweet spot for local families and tourists alike. In what used to be the Redhook Ale Brewery, Theo fits a retail store, organic chocolate factory, confection kitchen and warehouse
Read More »So the drama! Seattle Opera's Iphigenia in Tauris offers a lot for young fans
From the rise of the curtain, it’s clear: This production of Iphigenia is packed with little surprises and big emotions. The gorgeous opera (featuring multiple achingly beautiful arias) is especially well-suited for a young audience for several reasons, not the least of which is its relatively short
Read More »Event Picks, October 2007
Oysters, alpaca wool, milk, wine. Farms located in Skagit County towns throw open their gates the first weekend of October for the ninth annual Skagit Valley Farm Tour, so you can meet the farmers and learn about the diverse operations located a short drive from the Seattle area. There are lots of f
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